Ukrainian border guards detained lost militant at Berezove control post

Ukrainian border guards detained a member of illegal armed gangs who got lost near Berezove control post.

As reported by Censor.NET citing the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the guarding border squad noticed a VAZ vehicle near the post. The vehicle approached the post, then started to quickly turn around, but was immediately blocked.

The vehicle was driven by a man in military uniform with an illegal armed gang insignia. Another passenger was a woman from Shakhtarsk town.

Upon checkup, the border guards found the driver's military card of an illegal armed gang and 12 and 7.62 caliber ammunition. It was established that the persons got lost and approached the control post, but tried to get away after having seen the flag and Ukrainian symbols.

The border guards have transferred the detained persons to the Security Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk region.